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Balancing services
Firm Frequency Response (FFR) is our traditional frequency response suite used for balancing grid frequency in real time. Static FFR will continue to be actively procured until replaced with a…
Future energy
Our FES publication is divided into four sections, referred to as chapters within the document itself. As well as a section on reaching net zero, FES 2023 has the following dedicated sections:…
Future energy
Consumers require energy that is clean, secure, affordable, and fair. This is achievable, but strategic coordination and whole system thinking is key to achieving net zero while ensuring security of…
Future energy
Consumers will play a bigger role in the energy system in future, but care must be taken to ensure fairness so changes to markets and policy have an equitable outcome for all consumers. We…
Future energy
Flexibility is the ability to shift the consumption or generation of energy in time or location. Flexibility is crucial to operating the energy system where the supply and demand of energy needs to…
Future energy
Reaching net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 is critical to limiting the negative impacts of climate change. In this section, we look at potential emissions reductions across…
Balancing services
The Stability Markets allow ESO to secure operation of the network at lowest cost to consumers. Updates on progress and any new tenders can be found here.
Balancing services
The majority of energy trading is done ahead of time between suppliers and generators, and later refined in the spot markets closer to real time. Following this, we ensure that supply meets…
Balancing services
As the Electricity System Operator (ESO), our vision is to meet the future needs of the electricity system by making the most of all resources available on the system in a flexible and economic way…